[Gllug] Checking if a file has finished being written?

[Andy Young]

Hi all,

I wonder if anyone can tell me a way to check in a shell script if a file
has finished being written?

I want to automatically transcode from one type of video to another, but
there is a likely chance of hitting a file mid write if I just do this on a
timed basis.

I unfortunately have no control over the source application setting some
sort of flag file to show the write is complete.

Any advice much appreciated.

Andy.

Andy Young
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